What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the US?
positive- Could buy on credit, Car industry,
negative- Red scare, anti immigration,
Red scare- Fear of communistic government uprising in America.
Anti immigration- Didn't want immigrants because we thought they would come over and start a revolution. KKK disliked immigrants.
Planes/automobiles/inventions- Airplanes used for entertainment and mail carrying. Car industry boomed. Soldiers brought cars home. Price of cars dropped. Ford was the cheapest. Radio was huge.
Gangs (Al Capone)- During prohibition. Got caught on tax evasion. Major gang leader in Chicago.
Warren G Harding- His government was very corrupt. Cut taxes after war. Died in office. Best known for tea pot dome scandal.
Calvin Coolidge- Took over after Harding's death. Tried to help out the farmers. Made all Native Americans citizens. Immigration act reduced immigration.
Herbert Hoover- Wasn't a rich family. Born in Iowa. Helped Belgium during ww1. Was in charge of food relief during ww1. Helped out farmers. Canceled oil leases by corrupted organizations. Improved relations with Latin America. Failed to help out during great depression. Considered a failed president
Women in the 20's- Called flapper girls. Showed some skin.
Blacks- Started feeling better about being blacks. Moved out of the south and into the northern big cities. Called Great migration. Still treated badly. Started KKK
Cause of Stock Market Crash-People started selling stocks and no one was buying. People were in debt from buying on credit. Companies were losing money but stock prices were still raising. Banks ran out of money.
WW2 got us out of the great depression.
Presentations
Music- Jazz. Rag time and blues. Louie Armstrong, Duke Ellington both black. Charleston was a big dance. Foxtrot was dance. The tango. The waltz. The cake walk.
Radio shows- Radio became popular.
Alcohol- Was band. cause lots of gangs and crimes and illegal things.
Speak Easies- Needed a password to get in. Ran by criminals and gang members. Pretty much illegal bar and clubs.
Fashion- Guys- suit and ties hats sweaters and trousers. Girls- dresses unbuckled shoes called flapper girls. Little girls wore dresses. little boys wore sailor suits and ties.
Stores- Walgreen Macies and Sears.
Fads- Harry Houdini. yo-yo. flag pole sitting. Barn storming was flying airplanes through barns. Pogo sticks and stick ball. Slang-bees knees, big cheese, cats meow, swanky, flimflam, flyboy, drug store cowboy.
Movies- Black and white. had captions.
Food- Hot dogs, Pasta, Butterfingers, Chewing gum, Restaurants- Texas pig stand, A and W, Orange Julius
Buying on credit- Buying and paying someone for product or service later. Cause of great depression.
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